Plate Number 591. "Pronto" pacing, saddled

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a horse in motion. The image shows a series of sequential frames capturing the movement of a horse as it trots, canters, and gallops from various angles. The horse progresses from left to right in each row, with each frame showing a slight progression in motion. The photographs are arranged in a grid pattern with several rows and columns. The images are in black and white, emphasizing the movement and form of the horse in each still frame. This style reflects early motion photography used to study animal locomotion.

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Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 591 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.537


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